The 2nd Amendment has been used and abused to justify unbridled gun purchases and unfettered use resulting in murder in the mass and tragedy of grief. The Christian is graced and called to a discipleship of perspective love in addressing this bloody pathos.…

All too frequently we hear that gun violence is the #1 cause of death of youth and children. In my youth we heard of measles, mumps polio and chickenpox. Now, they are down the list. Shari, a California GVP friend, alerted me to…

Dear Senator and Representative, As of this morning there have been 131 mass shootings in the United States. The ratio of gun deaths between other western developed nations and the United States is 25:1. Honestly, do 400 million guns keep us safe? I…

Resolutions are written or verbal commitments. Resolutions can be personal commitments or can invite a group to engage a commitment. What follows is a model resolution usable for your personal or group, council or assembly commitment. It is a model call to action…

Such are the words from a song titled “It is Time”. The chorus goes: “It is time, it is time, it is time to say enough. It is time to say no more. It is time, it is time, it is time to…

I write of individual gun purchase and use for violence against the innocent. The weight of 47,000 gun deaths in 2022 is individualism turned in upon itself. The shooter becomes the center, the arbiter of life and death, the anomie of despair, a…

Isaiah 9:2 provides a hope-filled Advent promise in our darkening age of increasing gun violence: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined.” The coming…

President Johnson coined a phrase when calling upon Congress to enact bold social legislation in the early 60’s. He voiced “The fierce urgency of now.” Such is this moment for Congress to act upon passing an assault weapons ban. The House has acted…

I attended a conversation with several clergy and a denominational leader sponsored by Everytown. The focus was to advocate for a faith that includes the triad of THOUGHTS-PRAYERS-ACTION. Here are some of their responses: Rev. Sharmaine Brown: Sharmaine’s son was killed by someone…

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:25 According to Harvard Medical School researchers, “Gun Violence Costs the U.S. $557 Billion a Year”…